Europäische Union

Avec Mathilde Boderiou le samedi 18 avril 2026 de 10h à 16h30 à St Segal.
Ce stage est ouvert à toute personne qui chante déjà un peu ou beaucoup, et désire découvrir des chants polyphoniques des Balkans : répertoire de chants traditionnels de Macédoine, Serbie ou Bulgarie : travail d'oreille avec appui du texte, deux ou trois voix, étude de rythmes impairs, contexte des chants.
Tarif : 40 euros la journée du samedi
Lieu : Bistrot Amzer Zo, à St Segal
Repas : Possibilité de réserver (…)

- Agenda / France - Régions

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee delegation was in Beijing and Shanghai from 31 March to 2 April.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Am Dienstagnachmittag alarmierten Berggänger, die in Graubünden auf Skitour waren, die Rega. Einer ihrer Kollegen war in eine Gletscherspalte gestürzt. Sie konnten ihn zwar sichern, rausholen mussten ihn die Bergretter.

Nach einem Sturz aus fünf Metern ist Mathis Reymond querschnittgelähmt. Und weil sein Handeln als «Wagnis» gilt, hat der Mann lebenslang finanzielle Einbussen. Ein Lehrstück zur unerbittlichen Logik des Rechts.

Wer tritt in die Fussstapfen von Nadine Fähndrich? Und hatte die Olympia-Kritik von Anja Weber intern ein Nachspiel? Mit Nadja Kälin gibt es im Schweizer Langlauf eine grosse Zukunftshoffnung – doch es bleiben auch Baustellen.

Was der Serie Fribourg gegen die SCRJ Lakers an Klasse und Intensität fehlte, machten Dramatik, Emotionen und Unberechenbarkeit wett. Und das Spiel 7 wird man nicht so schnell vergessen.

Die Vancouver Canucks gewinnen im Spektakel-Spiel gegen die Colorado Avalanche mit 8:6. Pius Suter verliert mit den St. Louis Blues bei den LA Kings und wird im Kampf um die Wildcard-Plätze zurückgebunden.

Trump verteidigt den Iran-Krieg erstmals in einer nationalen Ansprache und kündigt ein mögliches Ende der US-Mission in zwei bis drei Wochen an. Gleichzeitig werden weitere Truppen in den Nahen Osten verlegt, während steigende Ölpreise weltweit die Kosten treiben.

Trump verteidigt den Iran-Krieg erstmals in einer nationalen Ansprache und kündigt ein mögliches Ende der US-Mission in zwei bis drei Wochen an. Gleichzeitig werden weitere Truppen in den Nahen Osten verlegt, während steigende Ölpreise weltweit die Kosten treiben.

Der von Fans sehnsüchtig erwartete Stromer des Elektronikkonzerns Sony kommt nicht auf den Markt. Hintergrund ist Partner Honda und dessen Abkehr von seinen Elektro-Zielen.

Die zwei Punkte von Gabriel Bortoleto beim WM-Auftakt in Australien bleiben vor der fünfwöchigen Pause bis Miami die etwas mickrige Ausbeute 2026 für Sauber-Nachfolger Audi.

Die Vertreter der Mitgliedstaaten geben grünes Licht für die Unterzeichnung und vorläufige Anwendung des Abkommens zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich über Gibraltar.

The European Union issued a statement reiterating its principled position against the death penalty in all cases and circumstances and expresses deep concern over Israel’s approval of the Death Penalty Bill as a grave regression from its de facto moratorium The EU urges Israel to abide by its previous position and its obligations under international law and democratic principles, noting that capital punishment violates the right to life, risks ill-treatment, has no proven deterrent effect, and renders judicial errors irreversible.

An Employment and Social Affairs Committee delegation went to San Patrignano, Foggia and Caserta to look into the working and living conditions of various groups.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.

In Verona brach in der Nacht auf Mittwoch in einem Hotel ein Feuer aus. 124 Menschen – darunter auch einige Schweizer – mussten die Nacht im Rathaus verbringen.

Mit persönlichen Tattoos auf dem Glas und seinem Lebensmotto eingraviert, bringt Johnny Depp einen sehr persönlichen Rum auf den Markt. Gemeinsam mit Geschäftspartner Bobby DeLeon will er die karibische Rum-Tradition ehren und der lokalen Bevölkerung helfen.

Willkommen in den guten alten Zeiten. Goalie-Legende Erich Burgener (75) erzählt, warum er einst als Stürmer auflief. Weshalb es 1985 keine Meisterfeier gab. Und wieso er bei der Schande von Istanbul so schnell gerannt ist wie noch nie.

From 30 March to 1 April, a Housing Committee delegation visited Lisbon in Portugal to review measures tackling the housing crisis with national authorities and stakeholders.
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

ECA Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support, Mama Keita.

By Busani Bafana
TANGIER, Morocco, Apr 1 2026 (IPS)

Africa must move swiftly to harness data and frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive its economic growth and make the continent globally competitive in the digital economy, a senior official at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has told policymakers.

Opening the Committee of Experts segment of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development meeting in Tangier, ECA Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support Mama Keita emphasised that technological innovation is the key to unlocking Africa’s development potential. Africa has been slow to harness technological innovation to drive industrialisation and economic growth.

“Frontier technologies and innovation are not only useful to unlock Africa’s growth potential and enhance the competitiveness of African economies through productivity growth and diversification,” Keita said. She emphasised that technological innovations can be used to accelerate structural transformation, allowing the much-needed reallocation of resources from low- to high-productivity sectors.

Frontier technologies, including AI, the Internet of Things, and biotechnology, are boosting productivity, enhancing competitiveness, and enabling global economic diversification, but Africa is taking its time to join the party.

Keita, in remarks on behalf of ECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete, questioned why Africa was not harnessing frontier technologies to utilise its natural resources and tap its youthful population and sizeable markets to boost productivity.

The conference, themed ‘Growth through innovation: harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa’, is being held at a critical moment for Africa, which is fast gaining global attention as the next frontier for investment, human capital, and mineral resource development. Despite trade uncertainty, Africa’s economic growth is on the rise.

Keita noted that the conference was an opportunity for policymakers to examine how technology-driven solutions can accelerate structural transformation and deliver more sustainable economic growth in Africa.

Despite averaging 3.5 percent GDP growth between 2000 and 2023, Africa has struggled to convert this expansion into productivity gains. Keita observed that growth has largely been driven by capital and labour accumulation, with little contribution from productivity improvements—an imbalance that innovation and advanced technologies could help correct.

Effective Regulation, Financing and Data Systems Needed

Frontier technologies and data can enable Africa to shift resources from low-productivity sectors to higher-value activities while also improving living standards with effective regulation and financing robust data systems  in place.

Africa suffers from poor data, which constrains effective planning and decision-making for development projects. The ECA’s flagship Economic Report on Africa 2026, to be launched during the conference, argues that harnessing data and technologies like AI, machine learning and robotics is now an imperative for Africa.

Technology Delivers

“There is no doubt that digital platforms, underpinned by frontier technologies such as AI, the Internet of Things, and blockchain, hold significant potential to reduce poverty, generate employment opportunities, promote economic integration, and drive economic growth,” Keita said.

Across the continent, signs are there of how technology innovation is driving development. Digital payment systems and mobile-money platforms are transforming Africa’s economies by lowering transaction costs, boosting efficiency, enhancing access to finance and markets, and advancing financial inclusion.

Nearly 30 per cent of the world’s critical minerals that are essential for clean-energy technologies are in Africa, which gives  the continent a comparative advantage over other continents.

Strategic industries such as digital technologies and telecommunications also depend on the critical minerals, making Africa an indispensable actor in this vital and fast-growing space, she said.

Frontier technologies have boosted crop productivity, enhanced water and land-use efficiency, and promoted climate resilience and adaptation in agriculture.

But Not all is Rosy

Keita said Africa risks falling behind global peers in harnessing the benefits of frontier technologies. AI, for example, is projected to contribute about 5.6 percent to GDP across Africa, Oceania and parts of developing Asia by 2030—lagging behind contributions expected in more advanced economies.

“The adoption of frontier technologies is not all roses, as this is associated with several risks that cannot be ignored,”  Keita warned. “The storage of most of Africa’s data in data centres outside the continent is a big problem, particularly for sensitive data such as medical, financial, and security data, given the sensitivity of such data. It is also costly and results in delays in data transmission.”

Africa currently accounts for less than one percent of global data centre capacity, limiting the deployment of data-intensive technologies like AI, according to the ECA.

“The disruptive effects of new technologies on the African labour market cannot be ignored,” Keita stated, adding that technology tends to cause job losses quickly, while job creation often occurs slowly.

But Africa’s demographic profile of having more young people presents a competitive advantage if it is aligned with the demands of a digital economy.

Globally, AI and automation are expected to create 170 million jobs while displacing 92 million jobs by 2030, resulting in a net gain of 78 million jobs.  Africa can only benefit from these new jobs if it prioritises providing enhanced digital skills training to its population.

&IPS UN Bureau Report

 

Follow @IPSNewsUNBureau
!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');